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Early life[]

Christian was born in Glendale, California, the daughter of Hildegard (née Christian), who worked as the director of Giorgio Beverly Hills, and James Michael Coghlan.[7][8][9] Her mother is from Germany and her father has Irish ancestry.[10][11] She was raised in Connecticut and England.[10] She has two older brothers and currently resides in Los Angeles and London.

In 1994–1998, she appeared as Commander Susan Ivanova, one of the series leads, in the first four seasons of Babylon 5. She left unexpectedly when contract negotiations for the fifth and final season – aggravated by the possibility that there would not be one – broke down. J. Michael Straczynski, the series' creator, maintains that she chose to leave on her own. However, Christian stated that she did wish to return for season 5, but was rebuffed and let go when she requested a small reduction in the number of episodes she would appear in so that she could complete another project.[13] She appeared in the fifth season's series finale, which had been filmed during the fourth season, when it seemed likely that the series would end prematurely, and subsequently reprised her role in Babylon 5: In the Beginning and Babylon 5: Thirdspace.

She voices Anne Manx in the full cast recordings for the Radio Repertory Company of America.[1] In 2010, Christian appeared in the Showtime series Look: The Series.

She also had a music career, having released a solo album, Once Upon a Time,[3] a single, "Taboo",[3] a collaboration with Claudia Cummings, Claudia Squared,[3] and a collaboration with some of the other cast members of Babylon 5 on the album The Be Five.

Claudia Con UK[]

Christian conceived her own convention, Claudia Con UK, which took place in the United Kingdom on August 13–14, 2011.[14]

Philanthropy[]

Christian has been publicizing The Sinclair Method, a treatment for alcohol dependency, through her book Babylon Confidential.[15] In this book she recalls her own experiences with the condition, and crs The Sinclair Method for saving her life in 2009.[16][17]

She made a documentary titled One Little Pill[18][19] about the method under the auspices of the C3 Foundation, which she founded in order to reach more sufferers of addiction who might benefit from the Sinclair Method.[6]